Not sure what happened to the original thread, but in case you missed it, here's what went down (mods, if there was something wrong with the thread, please shoot me a PM and let me know as I didn't mean to step on any toes...just thought it was a really good read)....
Sean Sherk isn't happy about the whole interim title situation...calls BJ Penn a punk and says he's ready to go and would be willing to fight in February:
"I think BJ Penn is a punk. Who the hell is he? He’s won one fight in a couple of years now and it’s just whatever man. He wants to make all of these rules and regulations, but who the hell is he? I’m the champ in my eyes so I don’t care if he fights me or not, there’s a whole bunch of guys that could fight me right now. It’s his loss, not mine. He needs me more than I need him."
"I don’t like the idea of an interim title. I’m eligible to fight in 4 weeks so why not let me fight. I don’t know, I don’t like it, but there’s nothing I could do about it so we agree to disagree basically."
"I could be ready for February. I’ve been training...well, maintenance, you know, 3 or 4 days a week about an hour a day. I’m 50/50 right now with my diet right now. I could be ready to fight in probably about 8 weeks."
Here's the entire interview:
http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content1505.html